TTC After Pregnancy Loss Thread 22.

[HidCat]

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A thread for all those who have suffered the loss of a much wanted baby. Affectionately know as the penguin huddle.

We'll start with a roll call as there have been so many new members lately and so many success stories that I think we've all lost track.

HidCat
Age 35
TTC #2
DS 5
MC at 11wks in January
Cycle 3 post MC, trying since August 2017

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@Lilimum4 I'd put it as positive.

@afictionado the vagina cannon ?!? Words escape me!

@TedLife good luck! Hope AF stays away and this is your month!

@TinyPaws good luck at the clinic tomorrow! Hope all is good!

@ek78 JKS!!! Have fun! Good luck!

@Laney79 Sorry AF got you- but on a more positive note, you guys probably needed that Greek JKS holiday- you have been through a lot- and even if it hasn't resulted in a pregnancy it's also really good to rekindle and enjoy these moments with our partners! I mean 3+ months! You guys definitely deserved to enjoy yourselves!

@Lilimum4 you should be ok! But from what I understand sperm only realistically lives for about 2 days (not 5-7 as usually reported!). 5-7 days is in the ultimate amount of time they can survive in an optimal test tube environment.
I have started getting ovulation pains since my MCs but not noticed any other strange symptoms !

@HidCat welcome to the other side of FW! Hope it passes quickly for you!

I'm now dpo12. AF due today but still no sign. I am also exceptionally gassy, which is usually my first symptom of pregnancy! But my temps are still really low- in fact after this mornings input FF decided nothing makes sense and isn't able to pinpoint when ovulation was anymore...
I have of course 🤦🏻‍♀️ started googling "can you still be pregnant with low bbt" and of course there has been a case of some lady in Texas writing in a forum - so I am now starting to wonder whether it could be?!
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Well if AF doesn't show up by tomorrow morning I will probably POAS again

Thanks for putting up with me today ladies.

Baby dust to everyone xx

Thanks @Boboelephant and @zarala.

@zarala When did you last POAS? (Sorry I'm sure you've already mentioned it somewhere, I'm having trouble keeping up with the thread!) Hope AF stays away and this is your month.

Thanks for the encouragement to keep on with this month's mission @bobtheelephant @tinypaws @laney79 @zarala! Today I got the static smiley (yay!) so I think I'm just on for a very long cycle this time. Really happy to see it at last!
@anyday88 fingers crossed that it worked for you!
@tinypaws good luck for today! Let us know how you get on at the clinic.

Yes - good luck @TinyPaws!

@TinyPaws good luck today lovely

@ek78 go go go!! Dh is back today so think we will go again tonight just in case 😊

Good luck @TinyPaws

It's been a month yesterday since mmc/smm. Still no af and a bfn. My uti is back as gp only gave me 3 days of antibiotics. So annoyed to feel like this again and having to have time off work to go to the gp again. I feel so guilty to keep being off. I am hating my body right now. I just want to be normal again ☹😢😭

Good morning ladies how are you ?

@Pancakes7 sorry to hear your not feeling good. You've no need to feel guilty your health must come first. Please be kind to yourself today xx

Pancakes7 I'm so sorry things aren't going well still. Hopefully this UTI gets sorted too and then you might feel more normal again. AF can take a while to reappear after MC. Do you know if/when you ovulated this cycle?

I'm ok today. I'm 8DPO I think but not really in with a chance this month unless by some miracle and I've so far been managing not to symptom spot - mainly because I've had no symptoms which I could misconstrue! lol I don't feel PMSy yet either; just plodding along waiting for next cycle.

@Pancakes7 totally understand the need to feel normal-so sorry it's dragging on for you. Into the huddle!

@TinyPaws good luck!

@ek78 Oooh! Go go go! And don't forget to give it another go tomorrow too!

@zarala Any AF/poas news?

@KnitKitty You never know! But great you are relaxed-wish I could be!

AF is nasty this month, but then I suppose it is my first proper one (last month went straight from 4+weeks of miscarriage bleeding into it) -I feel trashed! Very lethargic and nauseous, and I'm losing a fair bit of blood. Just hope that that means my body is doing a nice spring clean so my bits are ready to welcome a sticky bean in time for my 39th birthday (24th July) -is it terrible that my birthday list actually says as the thing I most want "to be pregnant with a healthy baby" (it's then followed by a trip to Harry Potter world, a weekend away or three Johnny Depp DVDs!)

@Laney79 not at all your birthday wish list might as well be mine too. Hope you start to feel better after this AF get done x

Thanks @lilimum4 @Laney79 @Knitkitty for the kind comments. Got a gp appointment at 10. Earliest they had even though I rang spot on at 8.30. Having to see a different gp so they best take me seriously. I'm not leavingwithout antibiotics.
@Knitkitty You never know. You're still in till af shows! Fx for you.
@Laney79 Aw sorry you're having a bad af. Fx you feel better soon and you get that bfp soon. But try and enjoy your Birthday either way. Make some birthday plans to look forward to. It's good to carry on enjoying yourself. I'm trying to do this rather than having my life ruled by ttc. We just booked flights to Berlin to celebrate our first Wedding anniversary.

@Pancakes7 hope the gp is a good one if not box him/her round the lug holes until they get the idea. Good luck hun x

Oh @Pancakes7 we went to Berlin in January -it's amazing (and was actually where we conceived our little bean). You'll have a fab time! Georgebrau is a fab brauhaus that does wonderful goulash, do book in to see the Reichstag (it's free, but if you book you avoid the queues!) we also enjoyed going into the Humboldt box and looking at the city from the roof terrace at the top.,.oh and museums wise don't miss the DDR museum and if you like nostalgic computer games then there's a computer games museum too! We also did the Berlin Wall east side gallery and the holicaust memorial and topography of terror (very difficult but felt we should do them, very humbling) Enjoy-it's a wonderful city.

@Laney79 eugh sounds like a nasty AF- do you take any iron? My naturopath told me to take floradix after my last MC- I also bled for a whole month- and I honestly felt a lot better on the floradix.

No AF and I don't have anything to pee on!
My temps plummeted even lower this morning so I am expecting AF to show up today.
I might POAS tomorrow if not.
But my temps really don't look good- I mean even FF doesn't know how to analyse them!

@Pancakes7 I hate UTIs eugh sorry.
I hope they sort you out today! Sending you penguin hugs!

I am loving this heat wave! Just wish didn't have to be in the office 🙄

Hope everyone else has a good day!

@zarala how weird! Although I suppose if you're 13dpo then af isn't really too late. Do you normally only have an 11 day LP? The apps can go a bit haywire after MC, I take my predicted af date with a pinch of salt. Hope you get an answer soon.
@ek78 yay for static smiley! Almost in the tww!!! JKS- you too @Anyday88!
@Pancakes7 sorry the UTI has returned. Hope GP sorts you out. Sorry for the limbo too, it's really hard but most people do have to wait 4-6 weeks after SMM so it's very normal! Enjoy Berlin- it's amazing!!! Also do one of the free walking tours from the Brandenburg gate, they cover so much!
@KnitKitty glad you're ticking along and not feeling stressed. Long may it continue!
@Laney79 oh that sounds so tough! Poor thing. Hope your body is getting a nice clear out and fx for birthday baby!!! Also HP world is so so good- I've been 3 times!

@Pancakes7 Sorry you're feeling crappy, hope you get some good drugs!

@Laney79 Sorry AFs being a bitch.

Thank you to everyone that sent good luck wishes! My scan this morning went swimmingly, the cyst has completely gone, so this cycle is a go! I start injectables today them back for a follow up scan in a week.

Having quite a heavy period but this is my first "proper" period since miscarriage - the last one was very odd.

@TinyPaws that's great news xx

@tinypaws Really glad it went well at the clinic.
@pancakes7 so sorry that you are having a rough time of it. Sometimes ttc after mc just sucks. Be kind to yourself, this WILL pass.

Thanks all for your encouragement today! I feel lucky to have such a supportive huddle. x

Excellent news @TinyPaws ! What a relief!
Fx you get lucky this month!

@Boboelephant it feels a bit weird- but you're right it's not really that off, I'm CD29 and I have had 30 day cycles since last MC so I'm not really late...because I'm monitoring everything this month it just feels strange being acutely aware of these things

I have no idea how long my luteal phase is as I've never tracked before
My cycles used to be 26-28days- I've always managed to conceive on first "tries"- which usually meant we didn't use protection during the "danger zone" (presently renamed "sexy week") cd9-cd16 and we just JKS whenever we felt like it and then I'd fall pregnant that month! It was always so casual and easy.
But anyway- from August I'll be on SMEP plan and hoping it doesn't take too long. Fx for me and for everyone! 🙏🏽🤞🏽🙏🏽

Thanks all for the kind comments. Got different antibiotics. Fingers crossed they work. They lost my results from the other week.... so phoning Thurdsay for results of the test. @Laney79 Thank you for all yje tips! All sound great. My dh will love the games museum especially. So nice to have something to look forward to. We are also sorting our house. Mil is down from tomorrow eve. Mil and dh are begining the diy.

Hello everyone
Iv bot been as good keeping up with things as on holiday.
I will have a quick skim through.

@Boboelephant i cant believe he went on to say the next bit🤦🏽‍♀️

I think AF arrived today. Its cycle day 37!!
Iv had on and off cramping today. I popped a tampon in - TMI- and later it only had a little blood and a little pink when i wiped. Nothing else apart from that. She will probably come in force tomorrow, or i will have an another weird light spotting af!
I don't understand why AF is all over the place and this time a week late!
Annoyed and deflated.

Anyway will read through all iv missed..